The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-07-30

: badly scalded that he died shortly aftt
being taken out.
The Albert kleinschmidt company, {
Deer Lodge, has just taken contract frol
the Silver Bow company for the the dc
livery of 10000 cords of wood, the con
sideration being $47,5OO.
William Miles, miner employed il
the Parrot mine at Butte, met his dealt
last Friday while working in the 5o0-foo
level by piece of ore falling upon hi
head. Death was instantaneous
John F. Haskins, who had been exten
sively advertised for IN the territorial pa
pers, turned up in Bozeman last Saturday
after having snow bound on the soutl
fork of Snake river for several months.
"A suit has been instituted against Col
Sanders by the treasurer of Lewis and
Clarke county to recover $32, the amount
being tor license as practicing attorney
for two years, for which the colonel is
delinquent.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Deer Lodge river last week.
near Deer Lodge The body had evil
IDENTIFY been in the water fully month,
as the garments were rotting and the flesh
somewhat decomposed.
VIM. Thompson, horse thief, has been
captured by the Indian police at Black
foot agency. He had stolen horse and
saddle from John Armstrong. Thompson,
after hearing before justice. was taken
to the county Jail at Benton.
Mr.. Frank L. Green, of London, Eng
land, was drowned at Three Forks, Gal
latin county, on Saturday evening last
while bathing in Jefferson river. His
body was recovered shortly after the
drowning, and taken to Helena where the
funeral took place on Monday.
The Cheyenne Tribune of recent date
says: ''There is a monstrous cattle drive
being made from Texas to Montana. AL
together during the present summer there
will be driven on this trail $4,000 head,
$4,000 having already crossed the rail
road in the vicinity of Pine Bluffs. Most
of this immense herd consists of yearlinss
and two-year-
The first case under the act to prevent
the sale of liquors within two miles of
the line of construction of any railroad,
was tried in Benton last week and resulted
in verdict of guilty and the defendant
was fined $50 and COSTS Another party
pleaded guilty of the same offense and
received a light fine. The parties had
saloons at the crossing of the Marlas river.
Anaconda Review: Captain James H.
Mills, of the New Northwest, will de-
liver the annual address before the Monta
Ia Press Association, which meets at Hell |
Ia the latter part of August. Correspond
'nce is now being conducted with the
most of whom have offered a !
reduction from the regular
are for the members and their families.
The territorial convention of the W. c..
I. [. will be held at Dillon, Montana.
september /, 1887. The secretary, Mrs
Alma c. Kirkpatrick, announces that re-
uced rates will be made on the railroad,
nd asks for full attendance of dele.
ates from each union. Each union in
1ontana is requested to furnish motto
0 be used in decorating the hall during
be convention.
A meeting was held at Butte on Satur.
ay night under the auspices of the
liners Uuion for the purpose of raising
subscription for the benfit of the wild
VS. and orphans of the unfortunate
liners who lost their lives by the recent
isaster in the Gould & Curry mine at
irginla City. Over $4OO was raised,
I'D it is expected the amount will be
yelled to several thousand dollars. :,
independent The decision regard s
g the Fort Ellis military reservation t
ems to be having reverse effect on the !
ort Missoula military reservation. which ]
cording to oui special correspondence, is 6
ing located by settlers. The decision a
as that in 1853 an act was passed de- !
airing that military reservations in what
As then Oregon, should consist of only ,
o acres. Fort Mlssoula would appear =
come within the pHrview of the act
d upon this assumption, the surplusage i,
the reservation is being taken up by a
tiers. t
Yellowstone Journal The Murphy 8
tile company have about finished their !.
operations for the delivery in fulfill = =
mt of their contract with the govern =
mt of 1000 head of heifers and Young =
VS.. and sixty head of grade bulls to "
, Crow agency for the use of the Crow
dians. The Murphy cattle company p
re unable to fill the contract from their fl
n brand, on account of the winters u